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TIME RECORDING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN 16, 1909.

Patented July 13, 1909.

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, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD S. BASSETT, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

TIME-RE CORDING DE VICE To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD S. BASSETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Time-Recording Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to workmens timerecording devices, particularly sheets or cards, and has for its objects to provide a sheet or card, or a pad or book composed of a multiplicity of such sheets or cards which shall have thereon a time-recording arrange-- ment which is particularly convenient and useful. The particular sheet shown herein is one which is adapted more especially for use in composing rooms, to enable the workmen conveniently and concisely to indicate and record thereon the distribution of time on various jobs, or in various departments; also to indicate and record the time lost and the reasons therefor.

The invention is disclosed in one form in the drawing forming a part hereof, wherein the figure represents a plan view of a sheet or card embodying my invention.

Describing the parts by reference characters, 1 denotes the body of the sheet or card. The sheet or card is provided, on a suitable portion thereof, with the representation of a clock dial, designated by the numeral 2. Outside of this representation of the elock dial is an annular space 3 and inside said dial is a second annular space 47. The circular central portion 5 of the space inclosed within the dial and the inner annulus has printed thereon a key or explanation of the meaning of certain letters, or characters, which letters or characters are employed in combination with the dial and are also em ployed on another part of the sheet (in combination with figures indicating time) to form a table enabling the operator to inclicate the various intervals occupied by him on different kinds of work. This table is represented at 6 and is shown at the right hand of the outer annular space inclosing the dial. At the left hand side of said dial is a second table which, in the particular instance shown, is especially adapted for recording typesetting. This table is represented at 7 Near the upper corners of the sheet are spaces 8 and 9 labeled respectively In and Out in which the time clerk may stamp Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 16, 1909.

Patented July 13, 1909.

Serial No. $72,577.

or otherwise indicate the time at which a workman enters the oflice or place of employment and the time at which he departs from the same. Below the dial and the annular space surrounding the same there is provided a space at 10 wherein special notes may be entered, said space being provided with places for the signatures of the foreman and the operator.

In the use of the card or sheet above described, the operator marks, as with an inverted V or other check-mark, as shown at 11, in the space surrounding the dial and in sufiiciently close proximity to the dial the time at which he begins and at which he finishes his work. Should he be employed in more than one department or 011 more than one kind of work within a. day, he employs the check marks above described, in combination with the suitable symbols or characters which appear within the key, to indicate the time that is spent in each department on each kind of work, placing the appropriate letter in the space inclosed within the outer circle, which is marked l/Vorking time For instance, in the drawing a check-mark is placed at 7 :30, indicating that the operator started to work at that time. At 10:30 another check-mark 11 appears, with the letter A on the outer annular space between the two check marks. This indicates, in combination with the key, that the workman has been employed three hours on the agate machine. A third check mark l1 appears at the hour 2, with the letter C in the outer annular space, indicating, in combination with the key, that the operator has been working on the nonpareil machine from 10 :30 until 2 oclock. A fourth cheek-mark 11 appears at the hour 5, with a reference numeral G in the outer annular space, indicating, with the key, that the operator has been employed three hours on the head letter machine. \Vithin the inner annular space headed Lost time, two checks l2 and 12* appear, showing, with the dial, that a halfhours time was lost in department A, and the cause thereof is written in the space 10 as l/Vaiting for copy.

From the above description, taken with the drawing, it will be apparent that I have produced a time-accounting card or sheet which will show at a glance the total time consumed each day by the operator for his work and will also indicate, almost at a glance, the distribution of the time on various kinds of work; also the time lost and the cause therefor. The distribution of time indicated in the outer annular space surrounding the dial may be summarized in table 6, either by the operator or by the time clerk, as indicated. This card or sheet has been tried out in practice and has been found to be extremely convenient and to accomplish a great saving of time and labor in keeping account of the working records of operators in large establishments. lfloreover, by use of this device, it is possible to keep account of very small intervals of time consumed on various kinds of work,a point of particular advantage where piece-work is done.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A time-recording sheet having thereon the representation of a clock dial, with a space surrounding said dial and a space within said dial, one of said spaces having characters indicating with such dial the working time employed on various kinds of work, and the other space indicating with such dial lost time.

2. A time-recording sheet or card having thereon the representation of a clock dial and having an annular space within said dial for indicating, in combination with said dial, the time lost by an operator, said card or sheet also having an outer annular space for indicating, with the dial, the time occupied. on various kinds of work, said card or sheet also having a key or table thereon for identifying the particular kinds of work referred to in the outer annular space.

3. A time-recording sheet or card having thereon the representation of a clock dial and having a space within, and a space with out said dial for representing lost time and working time, the working-time space being provided with one or more characters 01' symbols, combined with a key set-ting forth the kinds of work referred to by the symbols or characters employed in the working-time space.

t. A time-recording sheet or card having thereon the representation of a clock dial and having a space within said dial and an annular space surrounding said dial, one of said spaces serving to indicate, with said dial, the time occupied on various kinds of work and the other space serving to indicate, in combination with the said dial, the time lost by an operator, said card or sheet also having a key or table thereon for identifying the particular kinds of work referred to in the space devoted to the time occupied.

5. A time-recording sheet or card having thereon the representation of a clock dial and having an annular space within said dial and an. annular space surrounding said dial, one of said spaces serving to indicate, in combination with said dial, the time occupied in various kinds of work and the other 'space serving to indicate, in combination with said dial, the time lost by an operator, and a key or table on the space within the inner annulus, said key or table identifying the particular kinds of work referred to in the space devoted to various kinds of work.

6. A time-recording sheet or card having thereon the representation of an annular clock dial and having a circle within and a circle without said dial and spaced therefrom to form annular spaces surrounding and within said dial, one of said spaces serving to indicate, in combination with said dial, the time lost by an operator, and the other space serving to indicate, in combination with said dial, the time occupied in various kinds of work.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto fif'lllX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDlVAR-D S. BASSETT. \Vitnesses J. B. HULL, BRENNAN B. Nnsr. 

